Microsoft Kicks Off WOWZAPP 2012: Worldwide Hackathon for Windows

Editor’s note – Nov. 9, 2012 – This press release was updated to correct the number of students and locations involved.

REDMOND, Wash. — Nov. 9, 2012 — Microsoft Corp. today kicked off WOWZAPP 2012: Worldwide Hackathon for Windows, the first simultaneous global hackathon for students, startups and professional developers in the company’s history. Following the recent Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 launches, more than 100 locations across five continents will hold weekend-long hackathons for students and other participants to create apps for the Windows ecosystem.
Participants…